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Evangelical Caucus (Brazil)

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The '''Parlamentary Evangelical Front''' or more simply known as the '''Evangelical Cacucus''' (known in [[Brazilian Portuguese|Portuguese]] as ''Frente Parlamentar Evangélica'' and ''Bancada Evangélica'' respectively) is a loosely organized group of [[Protestantism in Brazil|Protestant]], [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]], and [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] lawmakers in the Brazilian government and legislature.

If considered a political party, the evangelical caucus would be the third largest in the Brazilian government, surpassing the [[Brazilian Democratic Movement]] and the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Worker's Party]].<ref></ref>

==Leadership==
The evangelical caucus has no formalized leadership, however [[João Campos de Araújo]], [[Anthony Garotinho]], [[Eduardo Cunha]], [[Lincoln Portela]], and [[ Magno Malta]] were considered the unoffical leaders of the caucus in 2013.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

==Membership==
The Evangelical caucus of Brazil has no defined standard of membership but is generally open to all Protestant lawmakers in the Brazilian legislature, including mainline denominations as well as members of evangelical and Pentecostal movements.

The caucus was formed especially because Brazil's fast growing Protestant population was a underrepresented in government, and as is the norm Catholic and non-religious politicians are not allowed to be members.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Converative Catholic politicians are usually not considered to be part of the evangelical caucus, certain politicians such as [[Hugo Leal (politician)|Hugo Leal]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and [[Jair Bolsonaro]]<ref name="Bolsonaro">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> often collaborate with the caucus.

Although the Evangelical Caucus is often percived by the media, its members, and supporters to be conservative/right wing, it is worth noting that a few members are affiliated with left-wing politics in Brazil, such as [[Benedita da Silva]],<ref name=story>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[Marina Silva]],<ref name="CP World"></ref> and [[Walter Pinheiro]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

==Influence on Politics==
The evangelical front is often seen as part of the [[Evangelical Christian politics in Latin America|rising Evangelical influence]] in politics in Latin America. The evangelical vote was seen as key in the [[Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff]] and the election of Jair Bolsonaro in the [[2018 Brazilian general election|2018 election]].<ref name="Bolsonaro"/>

==See Also==
*[[Evangelical Christian politics in Latin America]]

==References==




[[Category:Evangelicalism in Brazil]]


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